The January nominations for the Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month Award are...
Sammy Ameobi – NOTTINGHAM FOREST v Millwall – 16th January
There was no hint of what was to come as Ameobi ambled into the Millwall half. Suddenly he exploded into life, exchanging passes with Alex Mighten before curling home exquisitely.
John Swift – READING v Coventry City – 19th January
On the angle, Swift was fully 30 yards from goal and chose the farthest corner. With only a two-man wall, it could be seen all the way but still found the net, so sweetly was it struck.
Matt Grimes – Rotherham United v SWANSEA CITY – 30th January
What made Grimes’ timing of a ball off the floor even more remarkable was that, running towards the corner flag, he had to twist his body as he struck his shot to find the perfect path.
The January nominations for the Sky Bet League One Goal of the Month Award are...
Scott Twine – Ipswich Town v SWINDON TOWN – 9th January
Twice nominated for Newport in League Two this season, Twine showed he can do it for his parent club, pushing the ball in front of him before looping a 25-yarder into the far top corner.
Luke McCormick – Crewe Alexandra v BRISTOL ROVERS – 19th January
Some goals are simply unstoppable. You had to feel for Crewe keeper Dave Richards as McCormick bent his free-kick around the wall and into the top corner in a flash of brilliance.
Danny Rose – Lincoln City v NORTHAMPTON TOWN – 23rd January
Rose had no time to lose with Northampton chasing the game. His sized up a dropping ball on the edge of the area, shifted his position and sent a stunning overhead kick into the corner.
The January nominations for the Sky Bet League Two Goal of the Month Award are...
Jack Iredale – Southend United v CAMBRIDGE UNITED – 19th January
Where others might have rushed, Iredale kept beautifully calm as a diagonal cross floated towards him before chesting the ball down and timing his swinging left-foot shot to perfection.
Alfie Beestin – Colchester United v SCUNTHORPE UNITED – 29th January
Even a push in the back couldn’t put Beeston off his stride on the run as he shaped to shoot from outside the area. After galloping forward, he lashed his shot perfectly into the top corner.
Davis Keillor-Dunn – OLDHAM ATHLETIC v Salford City – 30th January
The converted winger was coolness personified as the ball broke to him. Sizing up the target area, he swept the most laconic of shots off his instep in a delightful arc into the Salford net.
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